The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
TOW a Lumpkin Lady Swallowed a
Wrong Dose-How They Manage in
Madison County-Echols' Murderer
Makes Very Sensational Confession
-Convicts Recaptured.

FLORIDA
The Griffin NelaS has in preparation big
railroad edition.
Atlanta is now supplied with the new two
wheel Quincy cab.
yhe Georgia melon has begun to
march northwards.
Rome's new furniture factory started up
in full blast Monday.
Only ten counties in the State report an
average yield of oats
The building boom in Columbus is Just
getting under good Roadway.
More honey is being brought to Athens
this season than ever before.
Horseback riding is getting exceedingly
popular with the ladies of Athens.
Thomas TucSers of Pomona, had his mule
killed by lightning Sunday afternoon.
Captain Napier, of Pomona, has shipped
over fifty crates of peaches this season.
There is some talk of game of base ball
between the Columbus lawyers and the doc
tors.
There is talk in Columbus of another
cotton factory TO be erected on the east COM
mons.
There is handsome young man in Athens
who has courted every young lady living on
his street
1t is reported that another paper will be
started in Monroe in opposition to the Wal
ton Nelcs.
A drove of several hundred sheep were
driven through the streets of Americas
Wednesday.
Oconee county will save fully $1,000 by
having new deal on its court house, says
an exchange.
a company of home capitalists speak of
buying a rock quarry near Covington and
going to work at once.
Senator Colquitt is the guest of Mrs
Hurst, of Columbus. His visit to that city
is simply one of pleasure
Alligators are reported in large numbers
In the Flint river, near where the new rail
road bridge is being built.
A prominent cotton buyer of Americus
estimates the cotton receipts of that place
tfer next season at 5000 bales.
The Gentlemen's Driving Park Associa-
ton of Atlanta has received its charter and
organized with capital of $25, 900.
The prospect for large grape crop in the
Pomona section continues good. Only a few
of the finer sorts are reported as rotting.
Down about Townsville it is treason to
say anything detrimental to the LeConte
pear, or to call it by its old name, Sand
pear.
The camps of the g., c. & N. railroad
have been removed to point near Thur
mond's race track several miles below jug
Tavern
ATLANTA has suppressed faro banks and
base ball pool rooms. Ought she to tolerate
the proposed bucket shop!" queries the
Ddilg Journal
man should be appointed to the agency OF
the Northeastern railroad in Athens, says
the Banner Waterman.
A number of wealthy citizens propose to
provide an adequate water supply for
Athens, and are now contemplating the
early erection of water works.
Since 1887 81, 000, 900 worth of gold has been
mined in Lumpkin county; silver not ac-
counted for, probably to the amount OF
S350,000, is estimated to have been realized
Commissioner Orr, of Atlanta, is sending
out circulars TO the teachers throughout the
State giving full information concerning
the approaching session of the Peabody In
stitute.
All of Rome's city taxpayers are notified
that June Is is the last day given by Coun-
Gil for paying city tax now due. Executions
will be issued after that day against all de
faulters.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
EaqHtrer-Sun Publishing Company will be
held at the Office of that company in Column
bus on the second Tuesday Oath in June, at
O'Clock p. IN.
Lumpkin Independent: A lady in town
swallowed dose of chloroform liniment a
night or two since thinking it was a cough
mixture. She will light lamp the next
time she goes to take medicine.
The line of the Western Union Telegraph
Company from Augusta, via the Augusta
Gibson and Sandersville railroad, has
about reached Sandersville, and viii be
completed to the office, ready for use, during
the week
Atlanta burglars use chloroform now. P.
II. Mehan, a clerk there, was recently
robbed by its means of a gold watch and
chain. $50 in money, an Alabama drum
mer's license, a thousand-mile ticket on the
Central and some valuable papers
Rev. Charles Davis, who is assisting in the
services at St. Luke's church, in Columbus,
was a sailor for fifteen years, and visited
nearly every port of the globe. He entered
the religious field in New York, where he
was connected with the Port Society of that
city.
On Tuesday evening Ed. Woodbridge, of
Willis, Tex, and Miss Katie Cook, one of
Atlantas fair daughters, were married at
the home of the bride in Atlanta. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. DR..
Strickler in the presence of relatives and
friends.
The Board of Directors of the Piedmont
Fair has just closed contract for the pyro-
Ffchnic displays, to be given three nights
during the exposition, with the New York
parties who furnished the display at the
opening of the Brooklyn bridge The fire
works for three nights viii cost $1,000
Mrs. Williams, wife of an Acworth mer-
chant, was struck by lightning and killed in
her garden on Wednesday. The accident
happened in the afternoon. The lady is said
to have been hanging out clothes ON a line
at the time IL is presumed that the line
was Of iron wire, and attracted the death
bolt
On Monday next the Albany Cornet Band
will give an excursion down the river on
the steamer Ada and picnic and barbecue
dinner at Blue Spring The band is under
heavy expense while employing a teacher
and the object of Mondays excursion and
picnic is to raise money to meet current ex-
penses.
Athens Banner Wdtchnlan: As Madison
Is the only wet county in this section, all of
the whisky men are moving there to open
business We learn that at least half n
oozen more barTooms will be put up along
the Clarse county line, and it is thought a
wholesale house viii be built and drummers
pEtoE tle rood
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